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Another example of the limiting conversations teachers end up having with kids, but with a modern twist. It used to be when girls said “I want to be a rocket scientist, or Prime Minister”, we got convinced we should settle and be happy being teachers or nurses.
I heard this week that research shows that up until their teens, both boys and girls have an equal interest in doing maths and science subjects, but as teen girls start to look at career options in their teens, they don’t see empowering, supportive female role models in maths or science fields, so many drift away from those fields, and choose their subjects based on some other profession where there are more obvious role models.
Good on Triny for having such aspirations and being unafraid of going after them!